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CHINOISERIE
chinoiserie
(noun) a style in art reflecting Chinese influence; elaborately decorated and intricately patterned
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
chinoiserie (countable and uncountable, plural chinoiseries)
(arts) A style in art, or an artistic object, that reflects the influence of Chinese art.
Etymology
Noun
Chinoiserie (countable and uncountable, plural Chinoiseries)
(arts) A style in art, or an artistic object, that reflects the influence of Chinese art.
Source: Wiktionary
Chi`noi`se*rie" (she`nwa`z'*re"), n. [F.]
Definition: Chinese conduct, art, decoration, or the like; also, a specimen of Chinese manners, art, decoration, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ENDLESSLY
(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”
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